Shigenaga Iwata

Shigenaga Iwata (1 August 1905-29 May 1945) was a general of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.

Biography
Shigenaga Iwata was born on 1 August 1905 in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. He enlisted in a military academy and became an officer of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and he was promoted to general in World War II. Iwata was killed in action in the battle of Okinawa at Shuri Castle on 29 May 1945.